Victorian Antique Bergere Mahogany Desk Chair With Open Arms And Saddle Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Antique Bergere Mahogany Clerks Desk Chair With Open Arms. Wrought Iron Industrial Mechanism Base That Swivels & Tilts. Ideal for use in the library or at the desk. ...
Wrought Iron
Rare Victorian Antique Bergere Library Swivel Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An elegant and rare, Early Victorian antique Bergere library, office, desk, swivel armchair with original maroon leather seat & stud details, on a claw base with Castors. The cha...
Wrought Iron
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H 35.44 in W 25.99 in D 18.9 in
Early 20th Century Oak, Revolving, Rattan / Cane Clerks Office Desk Chair
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Early 20th century oak, revolving, rattan / cane clerks office desk chair. A good solid oak chair that reflects the Industrial Age of England in Victorian Times. Please note ca...
Iron
Regency Caned Library Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
An English Regency mahogany & caned library chair on casters. Caning is new.
Wood, Cane
George IV Library Chair with Reading Arm
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine late Georgian mahogany library bergere with adjustable reading arm, the ribbed back, seat and arms with hand caning, both arms with brass sockets to accept the original brass an...
Brass
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H 35 in W 23 in D 31 in
English Regency 19th Century Club Chair with Cane Back and Custom Cushion
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period wooden club chair from the 19th century, with carved crest, cane horseshoe back, custom cushion and saber legs. Created in England during the Regency period...
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Ebonized and Parcel-gilt Elbow Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A richly decorated early 19th century classical elbow chair. The crest rail is beautifully painted with gold acanthus meanders. The seat stretcher and legs are covered in gold lattic...
Cane, Wood
Anglo Indian Style Library Cane Armchair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo Indian style library armchairs with turned arms, and cane seat. Elegant classic armchair with rounded arms raised on carved feet, solid wood construction. The dimensions are ...
Cane, Wood
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H 36 in W 23.25 in D 24 in
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Swivel Desk Office Chair Att. to Charles Eastlake
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in New York, NY
Top quality Victorian swivel desk chair with caned back, and metal medallion joinery. The chair features bentwood curlicue arms, and a four leg pyramid form base. Design attributed t...
Cane, Oak
19th Century Regency Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
A very well preserved Regency period library chair. Cane seat, ornately carved back, bronze casters, circa 1820. Includes tapestry cushion.
Bronze
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century English mahogany desk chair. Sometimes called an 'Elbow Chair'. A very unusual model with various decorative carvings, featuring many different designs. Having ca...
Cane, Mahogany
19th Century English William IV Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century English William IV mahogany library chair with original cane.
Cane, Mahogany
Regency Campaign Mahogany Library Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Regency period mahogany Campaign library bergère chair having a removable sliding cane seat and back. This chair has scrolled arms above turned tapered legs with brass casters.
Cane, Mahogany
English 19th Century Barrel Back Armchair
Located in Hixson, TN
English 19th century barrel back armchair This chair is a great accent piece for multiple uses. From England and made of elm and walnut with newly cane seat and back. Luxurious pati...
Cane, Elm, Walnut
20th Century English Cane Regency Style Library Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century English cane regency style library chair Fine quality Measures: 24.5"W x 40"D x 42.75" T, seat 19" T, arm 27.5" T.
Cane, Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Caned Klismos Desk Chair
Located in Richmond, London
An early 19th century Regency period black painted and brass-mounted desk armchair of Greek Revival Klismos form, in the taste of Thomas Hope. English, circa 1810. This black-j...
Cane, Wood
English Regency Metamorphic Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English Regency mahogany metamorphic armchair, early 19th century. This chair transforms from a chair into library steps. This chair has a scrolled reeded crest a reeded seat rail, a...
Brass
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H 33.75 in W 20.25 in D 23.75 in
Early 19th Century English Regency Gillows Carved Tub Bergere Desk Library Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, London
A fine Regency period desk or library chair, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London, English, circa 1820 The foliate and scroll-carved curved toprail, flanked by shaped ...
Cane, Beech
Oak Reclining Desk Chair from Ballington Manor
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A beautifully made oak reclining desk chair, having an attractive spindle back and a cane swivel seat. Sitting on metal castors, late 19th / early 20th century. In excellent conditio...
Cane, Oak
Fancy Painted Satinwood Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of a pair of English Sheraton style fancy painted caned side chair. These are classic quality chairs from a time when chairs where carefully and slowly made by hand. These fra...
Wood, Cane, Paint
Regency Caned Library Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
An English Regency mahogany & caned library chair on casters. Caning is new.
Cane, Wood
William IV Mahogany and Caned Bergere
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV mahogany armchair, the scrolled crest over rolled arms ending in scolls and leaf carving, having a caned back and seat with loose squab leather cushion, the boldly tu...
Brass
Painted Ladies Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Eduardian Painted Ladies English Desk. Diminutive desk showing great paint and surface. Great matching caned chair. Has a neat interior drawn drawer.
Wood, Cane
A Mahogany Caned Bergere
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George III mahogany caned back bergere with molded crest rail, turned and reeded front legs and raked sabre rear legs on casters. English, circa 1800.
Mahogany, Cane
Chinoiserie armchair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
red chinoiserie caned armchair with decorative scenes
Wood, Cane
Library Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
English Wood, Leather and Cane Library Chair.Curved Arms and Cabriole legs.
Wood, Cane
Black Chinoiserie Carved Chair with Caning
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chinoiserie caned back chair. Good condition. Heavily detailed.
Wood, Paint, Cane
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
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